Mobile communication and political participation in South Korea: Examining the intersections between informational and relational uses

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 38, Issue , 2014, Pages 85-92

  Lee, Hoon ^a   Kwak, Nojin ^a   Campbell, Scott W ^a   Ling, Rich ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

East Asia; Mobile communication; New media; Political participation; South Korea

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR TELEPHONES; MOBILE PHONES; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

EAST ASIA; MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS; NEW MEDIA; POLITICAL PARTICIPATIONS; SOUTH KOREA;

MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 84902657824     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2014.05.017     Document Type: Article

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